APC Australia

SAMSUNG GALAXY XR

(We’ve reviewed the Apple M5 Vision Pro in this issue too!)

Memories of cheap memory

Oh my. Just when we thought prices for PCrelated things had stabilised, and we could look to maybe treating ourselves to an upgrade, or jump into the end of year sales like Black Friday and Cyber Monday and pick up good bits on the cheap, it all goes...

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Refreshing

Well look at this, APC just gained weight! We’ve added another 16 beautiful pages so we can share more with you in every issue. This gives us a bit more room to expand our coverage of what’s happening, and I’m quite excited to be able to use this extra...

WINDOWS 11

CAN YOU STILL USE WINDOWS 10 SAFELY? CAN YOU CLAIM AN EXTRA YEAR'S SUPPORT? HOW DO YOU UPGRADE OLD WINDOWS 10 PCs? ... & MANY MORE!

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& 20 AWFUL ONES TO AVOID

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MICROSOFT SURFACE LAPTOP

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HOW TO BEAT THE END OF WINDOWS 10

* Moving from Windows * Run your OS from a USB drive * Put your old PC to good use

CPU evolution

YOUR EXPERT GUIDE TO TODAY’S TECH Testing the new Intel Core Ultra 9 285H IN DEPTH What makes new chips better than last year’s? LABS RATED

AMD Radeon 9070 XT

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 are here, ushering in the RDNA 4 GPU architecture and RX 9000 series of graphics cards. RDNA 4 represents a throwback to AMD architectures of years past, as the company is once again targeting mainstream...

“Sold out”

Here we are, reviewing the new Nvidia cards. As we do, because graphics cards are core to PCs and the arrival of a new GPU is usually cause for much excitement in our world. Except you can’t buy them. They’re “not available” anywhere you look. Then...

THE AI WE ACTUALLY WANT IS ALMOST HERE!

Hey, assistant! I sent you a link to a form. Can you dig out the sales figures from last month in order to fill it out? I’ll be at lunch, so message me any questions.” Such dull jobs used to be saved for junior staff and interns, but soon AI may be...

Fat-free PC

If you’re anything like me (and I keep telling myself I am normal and typical…), then the summer and new year period is one where you combine doing nothing whatsoever, with the things you’ve been putting off all year and know you really must tackle...

LOGITECH G915 X & PRO X SUPERLIGHT 2 DEX

Going dark

The number of Aussies using a VPN is on the up, and that’s a trend that we’ve watched, generally unsurprised, over the last few years. According to a recent study by IT Wire (tinyurl.com/APC539VPN), in the period between 2020 and 2024 the percentage of...

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